Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

$ (sec\theta - tan\theta )^2 ( 1 + sin\theta)^2 ÷ cos^2 \theta $ = ?

Options:

$cos^2\theta $

1

$cot^2\theta $

-1

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

Put θ = 30º

Now , (secθ - tanθ)2 (1 + sinθ)2 ÷ cos2θ

= (√2 - 1)2 (1 + \(\frac{1}{√2}\) )2 ÷ 2

= (√2 - 1)2 (√2 +1)2

= ( 2 + 1 - 2√2) ( 2 + 1 + 2√2)

= (3- 2√2) ( 3 + 2√2

= 9 - 8

= 1

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